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Guest Interview with Dave Aitel

Dave Aitel is the CTO of Immunity, Inc., where he he is responsible for R&D of the CANVAS exploitation system. He joined the NSA as a research scientist at age 18, then later became a consultant for @stake.

Dave's has co-authored several books:

The Hacker's Handbook: The Strategy Behind Breaking into and Defending Networks. ISBN 978-0849308888

Stories For Discussion

OpenBSD backdoor? - [Larry] - REally, you think so? I have so much issue with this…all I can say is EPIC TROLL, and you all fell for it.

Gawker password analysis - [Larry] Password analysis, and brutefoces reveals weak passwords….really? I wonder how many were throwaway troll accounts. There are also all sorts of other things going on, Walgreens, deviant art, McDonalds….hacker way? loads of emaila ddresses for spammers? How abotu some of the password reset advice? What about the previous mess with the iPad disclosure?

Analysis of an Internet Connected TV - [Paul] - So, the TV manufacturer is redacted! Thanks to Wicked Clown for sending this along. It was hard to tell what the vulnerabilities were as the redacted text was distracting. I think we're going to see A LOT more of this as TVs, Blue Ray players, Rokus, Apple TVs and more are streaming content from the Internet. I don't think it will replace the computer though...

Ohio State University Breach - [Paul] - Tough to tell whether your data has leaked. I mean, if someone has control of the system, could they carefully access files and cover their tracks? Forensics experts care to weigh in? I understand the file system records access times, but those can certainly be modified.